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Charles Poellnitz Johnston

Birth: 25 Mar 1857
Marion, Perry County, Alabama, USA
Death: 5 Aug 1940 (aged 83)
Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama, USA
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 84245281 View Source

Son of George Daugherty Johnston and Eupheradia Poellnitz; brother of George D. and G. Burke Johnston; husband of Annie Evelyn Jones and Frances Castleman; father of Charles Jr.; first cousin of Mayor William A. Gunter of Montgomery.

He covered the prize fight between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, staged on a Pearl River barge in 1889. Sullivan won the bout, outlawed by authorities in 76 rounds.

Charles Jr. is a prominent planter and business man. His grandson, Henry Poellnitz Johnston is vice president of the Birmingham News and publisher of the Huntsville Times.

Son of George Daugherty Johnston and Eupheradia Poellnitz; brother of George D. and G. Burke Johnston; husband of Annie Evelyn Jones and Frances Castleman; father of Charles Jr.; first cousin of Mayor William A. Gunter of Montgomery.

He covered the prize fight between John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain, staged on a Pearl River barge in 1889. Sullivan won the bout, outlawed by authorities in 76 rounds.

Charles Jr. is a prominent planter and business man. His grandson, Henry Poellnitz Johnston is vice president of the Birmingham News and publisher of the Huntsville Times.

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Charles Poellnitz Johnston Jr

1882–1947

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Maintained by: Deane Cook
Originally Created by: John Smolarek
Added: Jan 30, 2012
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84245281/charles_poellnitz-johnston: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Poellnitz Johnston (25 Mar 1857–5 Aug 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84245281, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Deane Cook (contributor 49039480).

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